Poultry Farming: Benefits, Techniques, And Overall Impact

The Importance of Poultry Farming

Discuss about a Artcle for Poultry Farming?

Poultry farming specifically refers to raising of various kinds of domesticated birds that specifically includes chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks. The key purpose of poultry farming thus includes raising of different types of domestic birds commercially for the production of meats, eggs, and feathers (Maqbool, Sarwar and Bakhs). In context to the present day scenario, poultry farming is considered as one of the most important farming techniques that help in developing an insight knowledge regarding the benefits, purpose, effectiveness and uniqueness of the method (Pathak and Nath). Thus, the present paper will emphasize upon the interesting facts, background information, originality and unbiased viewpoint that has been expressed taking into consideration from the perspective of poultry farming.

Figure 1: Poultry Farming on a Large Scale

(Source: Maqbool, Sarwar and Bakhs)

Poultry farming provides effective and significant information regarding how the domestic birds are specifically raised commercially for the production of eggs, meats, and feathers (Wang et al.). Poultry farming is unique in a way that it specifically deals with farming of domesticated birds and thus produces information regarding the benefits of the technique, various methods implemented, care and management were taken and marketing of the products thus obtained. The farming technique also gives us valuable information regarding animal husbandry systems that lies in association with the implementation of the farming methods (Sankhyan et al.). This primarily includes intensive and extensive methods of poultry farming. Thus, it provides valuable information to the farmers that help them in enriching their knowledge including the techniques, issues, production efficiency and proper raising methods that will help in better productivity and marketing of the products thus produced from raising of the domestic birds.

Understanding the concept of Poultry farming provides information regarding the different kinds of techniques that have been implemented for raising the domesticated birds.  The report suggests that the most common and widely raised poultry birds are the chicken. According to Chen, about 5000 million chickens are raised every year for the production of useful foods such as meats and eggs. A recent report has suggested that USA and UK are the two countries that consume more meats and eggs of chicken in comparison to the other countries (Maqbool, Sarwar and Bakhs). The UK consumes More than 29 million chickens and eggs consumes on an average (Pathak and Nath). However commercial poultry farming plays a significant role in meeting up the demands of the animal nutrition as well. The interesting facts thus discussed helped in gaining suitable information regarding the importance of poultry concerning meeting the demands and needs of the local consumers those who explicitly depends on egg and chicken as the primary source of food (Thyagarajan, Barathi and Sakthivadjyu).  The facts also revealed regarding the benefits of poultry farming as well and also enhanced the learning process by highlighting the different kinds of methods that are primarily implemented in case o effective a deficient poultry farming. It also provided learning regarding the feeding techniques that are used for feeding the birds and also about the various types of care and management methods implemented by taking proper care of the birds (Damron). In the end,  the information's also helped in gaining knowledge regarding the products thus obtained from the poultry farming are substantially sold out in the markets depending upon the demands and nature of the consumers buying behavior.

Different Methods used in Poultry Farming

Figure 2: Processing of Poultry Products

(Source: Pathak and Nath)

 The method of poultry farming was initially administered for primarily raising the chickens. With the passage of time, the poultry farming technique has been significantly administered in case of other birds as well that specifically includes geese, turkey, and ducks. The method of poultry firming initially began in the period of early 1800’s. With the ongoing improvement in technology, poultry farming has thus been implemented for various kinds of other domestic birds as well which helped in specifically highlighting the importance of the other methods that are specifically applied to developing the concept of poultry farming. Apart from the other methods of farming that includes farming of cattle, buffaloes, pigs and other animals, poultry farming helps in dealing with different kinds of birds and not a single particular birds (Wang et al.). This, in turn, helps in improving the method of animal husbandry as well. Thus, under one shed different kinds of birds can be raised significantly which in terms provides a better resource for the production of a large number of products like eggs and meats which are considered as important items that are consumed on a daily basis by the consumers.

Understanding the benefits of the poultry farming makes it a topic worthy of research. In context to the other farming methods, poultry farming is considered as one of the most important and best methods of farming as it tends to satisfy the demands of the consumers who readily depends on eggs and meat as the only source of food (Pathak and Nath). Since eggs and meats are considered as one of the most important food sources on which the half of the entire population of the world depends, understanding the benefits of poultry farming than the farming methods of other animals makes it a significant topic for the present research. The major advantage of poultry farming is that it does include any high capital at the starting. A basic capital is all just required (Wankhade). This is because the poultry birds do not have a high maintenance cost and thus, a small cost is enough to start with the raising.  Secondly in comparison to other farming techniques, the poultry farming business helps in ensuring a high return on investment within a very short span of time. Moreover, the diseases associated with can be equally minimized by maintaining proper hygiene and case and reports suggest that birds tend to have fewer diseases in context to the other animals. Lastly, the most important point is that poultry helps in providing a large amount of fresh and nutritious food that has a tremendous global demand (Thyagarajan, Barathi and Sakthivadjyu). As the products obtained from the poultry farm are fresh and rich in essential nutrients, there is a steady increase in the global overall consumption of the poultry products, also, to it, poultry farming also provides a source of income and employment opportunities for most of the people.

Benefits of Poultry Farming

Figure 3: Poultry Farming in factory

(Source: Wankhade)

In gaining an understanding of the overall topic, it can be thus stated that undoubtedly poultry farming is considered as one of the most significant methods of agriculture that helps the industries to initiate large-scale production of eggs, meats, and feathers. They form a crucial part of the overall global economy as it tends to satisfy the global needs of the consumers as well. The industry people now days are trying to develop more advanced and intensive method of poultry farming that will help to access easily and figure out the latest trends in the market field (Maheshwari). The birds belonging to the poultry farming needs to be handled with proper care, and hence, better maintenance methods need to be implemented for more efficiency and betterment of the products thus obtained from the birds that are used in poultry farming. Changes also include implementation of effective management strategies that will provide e a suitable ground for the employees working in the poultry farming for the betterment of the overall facilities of the in the farm (Thyagarajan, Barathi and Sakthivadjyu). The employee’s farmers need to be more aware regarding the different types of poultry farming methods that have been implemented for the sole purpose that will lead to better production and improvement of the product efficiency. Hence, in short the methods of poultry farming that are implemented tends to produce a significant impact on the overall production and quality of the products thus obtained from raising different kinds of birds (Pathak and Nath).

Figure 4: Production Process

(Source: Thyagarajan, Barathi and Sakthivadjyu)

Drawing a conclusion from the above discussion helped ion analyzing the significant outcome, uniqueness, and importance of poultry farming regarding modern day civilization and the uprising demands and change in the trends of the consumers about the consumption of poultry products.

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